Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . gators and tliat tlie shores abounded inmoccasins and rattlesnakes. Righthere it is not amiss to tell the story ofhow the first two ofificers of CompanyC tried to shoot the most famous of allthe reptilian inhabitants of Parker was tw
Worcester in the Spanish War; being the stories of companies A, C, and H, 2d regiment, and company G, 9th regiment, , during the war for the liberation of Cuba, May-November, 1898, with a roster of ERShumway Camp, no30, Spanish War veterans, followed by a brief account of the work of Worcester citizens in aiding the soldiers and their families . gators and tliat tlie shores abounded inmoccasins and rattlesnakes. Righthere it is not amiss to tell the story ofhow the first two ofificers of CompanyC tried to shoot the most famous of allthe reptilian inhabitants of Parker was two miles away andarrangements had l)een made with anative for guidance and boat, but onreaching his al)ode he was unable tofulfill his contract and so sent his ten-year-old boy. who, as night had fallen,carried a lantern. The way led througha long stretch of waste land having a went along also lest some harm mightbefall him. As they had taken the pre-caution iif not informing the camp oftheir determination, it was quite un-necessary for them to tell any fishstories the following day on accountof their lack of suljstantial tokens ofsuccess. The stay of the Second in CampMassachusetts extended from the 17thto the 30th of May, a period of timewithin which the regiment accus-tomed itself to Florida climate and tothe routine of camp life. That the. L ATI. F. L. Lieut. .\. C. King. Second Lieut. H. H. Warren. I\ FLOKinA CAM I. few trees, and altogether bearing amost uncanny look. To beguile thetime the lad lolil tales of the abun-dance of rattlers and moccasins in thatverv neighborlKiod, and said that onreaching ihe water he was going backbecause he wasnt fond of gators andthat his mother wanted him at home,besides the last time he was out withhis father fishing, a gator had jumpe<linto the l)oat. These recitals ser\ed tocool the ninirod promptings of theyoung officers and iliey began to thinkthat ])erhaps night was not the besttime to hunt gators, and then, whenthe lad
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